In January, many of the remote MAKE/CRAFT team members (myself included) convened at the Maker Media headquarters at O’Reilly Media in Sebastopol, California. Take a look behind the scenes of your favorite DIY publications as Goli Mohammadi gives us a tour! View on YouTube, Vimeo, or Blip.tv, subscribe to the MAKE Podcast in iTunes, or […]
I’ve admired the felt applique work of Melissa from Checkout Girl for a while. Her portraits and artistic series are simply charming. She’s just posted a tutorial on Sew, Mama, Sew for making this beautiful “Be My Bluebird” felt Valentine. I love the doily effect she created using a screw punch on the felt.
In the thing-a-day tradition for the month of February, Ranjit Bhatnagar is making one musical instrument each day, and documenting them on his blog. Some are electronic, and some are mechanical. It’s going to be a good month! Pictured above is the monomarx (top) and remote interference (bottom).
Here’s a viewer-submitted project from Threadbanger, in which Anne shows us how to make a Valentine’s Day nightie out of a pillowcase. Nice!
I’ve collected PEZ dispensers since I was a kid, and love seeing them modified, transformed and imitated in various art forms. When Moxie sent this link my way, I was filled with glee at the fun interpretation on the classic mint dispenser. Fiber artist, Hine Mizushima, created the functioning mint dispensers. I love ’em!
For the last couple of years there has been a resurgence in popularity of vinyl records. In this short documentary from Nick Cavalier we get a behind-the-scenes look at the production of vinyl records at Gotta Groove Records, a new vinyl pressing plant in Cleveland, Ohio.
